2012 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen (§§ 2101 - 14702)
Part F - Manning of Vessels (§§ 8101 - 9308)
Chapter 83 - MASTERS AND OFFICERS (§§ 8301 - 8304)
Section 8303 - Service under licenses issued without examination

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 46 - SHIPPING
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 46 - SHIPPING
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen
Part F - Manning of Vessels
CHAPTER 83 - MASTERS AND OFFICERS
Sec. 8303 - Service under licenses issued without examination
Containssection 8303
Date2012
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 15, 2013
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 552.
Statutes at Large Reference97 Stat. 552
Public Law ReferencePublic Law 98-89

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MASTERS AND OFFICERS - 46 U.S.C. § 8303 (2012)
§8303. Service under licenses issued without examination

An individual issued a license without examination before October 29, 1941, to serve as master, mate, or engineer on a vessel not subject to inspection under part B of this subtitle, may not serve under authority of that license on a vessel that is subject to inspection under part B.

(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 552.)

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Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code)
8303 46:224a

Section 8303 prohibits an individual licensed without an examination on an uninspected vessel prior to October 29, 1941, from serving as a master, mate, or engineer on an inspected vessel.

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